U.S. Senior Women

U.S. Women Set for UNC and Maryland at Champion Challenge

from Press Release

(JC Pinheiro)

BALTIMORE — US Lacrosse today announced
the 36-player roster U.S. Women's National Team for the ninth
annual Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event, at the ESPN Wide
World of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jan. 24-26,
2014.

After defending their FIL World Cup title this summer in Oshawa,
Ontario, Team USA will square off against defending NCAA champion
North Carolina, as well as NCAA runner-upMaryland over the weekend.
The training squad will be split in half to compete in two contests
each against North Carolina and Maryland.

The roster includes 15 members of the gold medal-winning squad,
including five All-World performers in attackers Katrina Dowd,
Lindsey Munday and Katie Rowan, defender Amber Falcone and
goalkeeper Devon Wills.

No.

Name

Pos.

College

1

Amber Falcone*^

D

North Carolina '09

3

Devon Wills*^

GK

Dartmouth '06

4

Katrina Dowd^

A

Northwestern '10

5

Kelly Berger^

M

James Madison '07

6

Kelly McPartland

M

Maryland '15

7

Holly Reilly*^

D

Princeton '09

8

Caitlyn McFadden*^

M

Maryland '10

9

Lindsey Munday*^

A

Northwestern '06

10

Tatum Coffey

M

Penn State '15

11

Jenn Russell^

D

North Carolina '10

12

Kelly Barnes

D

Georgetown '12

13

Danielle Etrasco^

A

Boston University '13

15

Laura Zimmerman

M

North Carolina '12

16

Kristin Igoe^

M

Boston College '12

17

Taylor D'Amore

A

Johns Hopkins '14

18

Karri Ellen Johnson

A

Maryland '12

19

Sarah Bullard*^

M

Duke '11

20

Brittany Dashiell

M

Florida '13

21

Katie Rowan*^

A

Syracuse '09

22

Alex Aust

A

Maryland '13

25

Liz Hogan

GK

Syracuse '11

26

Molly Ford

A

Georgetown '10

27

Caroline Tarzian

A

Georgetown '15

28

Taylor Cummings

M

Maryland '16

29

Kendall McBrearty

GK

Virginia '08

30

Grace Golden

M

William & Mary '11

31

Kayla Treanor

A

Syracuse '16

32

Ally Carey^

M

Vanderbilt '12

33

Taylor Trimble

M

Duke '15

34

Iliana Sanza

D

Maryland '13

35

Michelle Tumolo

A

Syracuse '13

36

Becca Block

D

Syracuse '13

37

Katie Schwarzmann^

M

Maryland '13

38

Kristen Carr^

D

North Carolina '10

39

Katie Hertsch

D

Hofstra '11

40

Mikey Meagher

GK

Florida '13

* Member of World Champion 2013 U.S. Women's National
Team^ Member of World Champion 2009 U.S. Women's National
Team

Team USA last faced North Carolina in October 2011 at the US
Lacrosse Stars and Stripes event in Raleigh, N.C., where the U.S.
defeated the Tar Heels in a pair of split-squad contests, 13-7 and
17-8. Team USA's last matchup against Maryland was at the 2012
Champion Challenge, with the U.S. prevailing 18-3 and 23-7, also in
split-squad exhibitions.

Four former Tar Heels dot the Team USA training roster,
including World Cup team defenders Falcone, Jenn Russell and
Kristen Carr, and midfielder Laura Zimmerman. A team-high seven
current and former Terrapins will take the field for Team USA,
including returning World Cup midfielders Caitlyn McFadden and
Katie Schwarzmann, as well as attackers Alex Aust and Karri Ellen
Johnson, midfielders Taylor Cummings and Kelly McPartland, and
defender Iliana Sanza.

U.S. Women's National Team Schedule

Saturday, Jan. 25

5 p.m. – U.S. Women's National Team vs. University of
Maryland
7 p.m. – U.S. Women's National Team vs. University of
Maryland

Sunday, Jan. 26

11 a.m. – U.S. Women's National Team vs. University of
North Carolina (WatchESPN)
1:30 p.m. – U.S. Women's National Team vs. University of
North Carolina

Sunday's 11 a.m. game between Team USA and North Carolina will
re-air Monday, Jan. 27 at 12 a.m. ET on ESPNU.

On Saturday, Jan. 25, the U.S. Women's National Team will host
clinics for youth and high school players and coaches from 11:30
a.m.-1:30 p.m. Register at uslacrosse.org/nationalteamclinics.

For more information on the U.S. Women's National Team,
visit uslacrosse.org/teamusa. Follow the team on Facebook at fb.com/uslacrosse, on Twitter and Instagram
at@uslacrosse and use #USAWLAX.